My Mirror Image by Maybe Not (Candice And Alex’s) novel Chapter 401

The chatter on the other end of the phone continued, and Sonia, unable to bear it any longer, said, "What can I do? Do you think I wanted to break up with him? It's just that..."

She didn't finish the second half of her sentence. When it came to the reasons for breaking up with Alex, she had only told her family that they’d had arguments, and she dared not utter the words she shouldn't say.

At the thoughts of her parents finding out the truth, Sonia's face darkened.

She managed to say, "All right, I got it. I'll talk to you when I come back from my business trip."

After saying that, she hung up the phone.

But just a second later, her phone rang again.

Thinking it was another call from home, she impatiently answered, "Are you serious? I already said I'll talk to you when I get back..."

Before she could finish, she was interrupted. Xavier's voice came through harshly, "What are you coming back for? Have you sorted out the matters with Mr. Howles? You're already thinking of coming back? Let me tell you, if you can't handle this matter properly, just get lost!"

"I—" Sonia gripped her phone, feeling angry and resentful. Before, Xavier used to coax her, he had never been this way.

Now that he had achieved his goal, he felt she was useless and treated her like a piece of shit.

But she could only endure it now. After all, she still had to rely on Xavier. Otherwise, she wouldn't know what to do.

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Angela and Yondu chatted with Candice for a while before leaving. Candice remembered something and stopped Angela, asking, "Is there any relationship between Bella and Stephan?"

Angela said, "Stephan is Bella's uncle. Why do you ask?"

Candice shook her head. "I just felt like Stephan and Darius were close to each other, so I asked. I met them when we had dinner the other day."

“Stephan really likes Darius. He says talents like him are rare," Angela said nonchalantly.

"Talents?"

"You didn't know? Darius is very intelligent. He was admitted directly to the Solaris University's Ph.D. program at the age of sixteen, so now he's working at the Quimby family's company while also doing postdoctoral research. But..." Angela hesitated. "It was unlucky for the Quimby family to encounter him."

She didn't say anything further before leaving.

Candice stared at her folder absentmindedly, frowning slightly. She had always felt that there was more to Darius's situation, and perhaps she should investigate it as well.

She remembered that Jackson's evaluation of Darius hadn’t been good either. But if that was the case, why would Darius still be with the Quimby family? And why did he and Henry pretend not to know each other?

"What are you thinking about so deeply?" A voice sounded above her head, followed by a document slamming down in front of her.

Candice looked up and saw Alex standing in front of her. She lowered her eyes to the document in front of her.

"These are the regulations that Redshade Corporation might amend next time," Alex said.

He was predicting Redshade Corporation's plans. Candice opened the document and had to admit that Alex's abilities were indeed formidable. These points were almost identical to what she and Hanley discussed.

Just as she finished organizing the documents, she heard Alex say, "Aren't you curious about the relationship between Henry and Darius?"